“Why doesn’t your wife leave you?” That’s the #1 question that gets asked or is implied by women I meet from all over the world. What makes me the recipient of such a question? Am I a cheat? A gambler? A drunk? Or, say it isn’t so—a politician? Nope. It’s much worse than that....
[The following is an excerpt from the book Embracing Masculinity from Gregg Akkerman] Humphrey Bogart Was an Asshole! Sinatra too. John Wayne, Elvis, Clark Gable—all of ‘em. Assholes. That’s what we have to accept if we retroactively apply the current standards of social behavior on the past. Bogart as “Rick” in Casablanca takes advantage...
[This article is an excerpt from the book “Divorced and Dating: The Dude’s Guide to Starting Over and Attracting Wonderful Women” by Dr. Gregg Akkerman] Who Wants an Old-School Dude? As an old-school kind of Dude who is divorced and dating, you have never been in a better position to attract women. Trends come...
NO! YOU CAN’T STILL SEND DICK PICS! AND YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE, ASSHOLE! The proliferation of the “dick pic” since the development of the smart phone is stunning. How and why did such a practice ever become normalized by the collective male society? Really Dudes? This is the best we’ve...
Your first date seems to be going pretty well. She’s laughing and making eye contact while you engage her in charming conversation. But then it happens! You accidentally veer into a relationship kill zone where first dates go to die! She’s no longer laughing or asking questions. You can’t get her to react...
Dating your wife? Does that sound like an oxymoron to you? Maybe you’re thinking, “If I wanted to keep dating my wife, I wouldn’t have married her in the first place.” Well there’s a whole lot of divorced dudes out there who thought that same thing and wish they hadn’t. If you need to...
Dudes in America are losing the battle against obesity. We are more at risk of heart disease and diabetes than ever, and belly fat may be far more dangerous than we knew. One solution could be staring us right in the eye, so to speak, and it is the simplest health test that a...
How much emotional and mental bandwidth do you have available for the really important stuff in your life? Are you constantly wishing you had more time in the day? Even just a little bit? What if I could give you back several minutes of each day that you are currently wasting on useless actions?...
First Date Fears: We’ve all had them — those first date doubts that make palms sweaty and heartbeats rise. What if you come off as boring? Or can’t think of anything to talk about? Or the evening you planned is all wrong? And maybe you’ll say something stupid at the end of the date...
Masculinity can seem so elusive. Maybe it was in a super hero movie you saw. Or on a billboard advertisement. Might have been in a men’s magazine or blog. Maybe it was all the above. But just when you feel like you’re getting comfortable in your own skin, BAM! You can feel your man-sack...